Russian 1891/30s again

[Gil Martin]

I was in a gun shop yesterday that got in a bunch of Russian 1891/30s. I spent a lot of time going over all of them. They were all priced at $100.00 and came with a bayonet, sling and ammo pouch. Of the dozen on the racks, 4 had very dark bores, 6 had frosted bores and two had perfect bores. Of the latter two, one was matching and it came home with me. My intention is to get an 1891/30 rifle for each year of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. These rifles are available at reasonable prices. One of these days, the supply will dry up. All the best...
Gil

[justwannano]

Now thats the kind of deal I'm looking for.
How do you determine the condition of bores while casually looking at them in a gun shop?

[Gil Martin]

I determine the condition of the bore by borrowing a cleaning rod and patches from the gun shop owner. I run a few patches down the bore and then check them. Usually works. All the best...
Gil

[Joe Boleo]

How many of those 1891/30s do you have now? Take care...
Joe

[Adam Helmer]

Gil,

I like the Mosins, especially those made in Finland. We had our big gun show last weekend nearby and I found a matching Finnish M1891 Mosin made in "1942" in mint condition with bayonet, double ammo pouch, sling and oiler for $150.00. The [SA] indicates it was on the right side in the Great Patriotic War. The Finns called it the Continuation War to get back the lands Russia grabbed in 1939-1940.

I shot it today with .308 diameter jacketed bullets and .309" cast Lyman #311467 bullets and it held the 10 ring at 100 yards at the same sight setting. Looking at the fluctuating stock market, I prefer to invest in iron. Be well.

Adam